Counter-seat.



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

TO CHARLES E. BLOOD, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

COUNTER-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented' Nov. 1s, 1906.

Application filed December 7,1905. Serial No. 290,732.

To au whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS TRUAx, a citizen of the United States,residing at Battle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State ofMichigan,` have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCounter-Seats, of which the followin is a specification.

My invention re ates to counter-seats, and belongs to the classincluding those provided with devices enabling them to be adjusted inusually two positions, one position being flatwise against the wall orcounter and a second polition projecting fromy the wall horizonta y. l

My invention consists in the special construction of the constituentparts and their articular arrangement substantially as set orth in theaccompanying drawings,` of which- Figure 1 represents my invention inits extended o`r horizontal position, and Fig. 2 shows my invention inits lowered position.

Fig. 3 is a front view of my invention as' shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4represents a top plan view of my invention when in the posltion shown inFig. 1. In Figs. 3 and 4 the scale of drawing has been reduced to permitthe introduction of those figures.

Like letters are used to refer to the same parts throughout.

Considering the drawings, the letter A refers to a wall-plate adapted tobe secured in any desired manner to a wallI or the front of a counter.The wall-plate has the projecting downwardly-curving li a, the outermostedge of which is markea and will be again mentioned. The sides a2 extend,below the iip and join the wall-plate, as best shown in 1g s. 1 and 2.It is my practice to form the walllate with the lip a and sides a2 in asinle piece. The lower ed e of the wall-plate 1s designated by a3 andwill be again referred to. From the sides a2 are twin inwardlyprojectingcylindrical stu'ds a4, also formedl of one piece with the wall-plate.

The seat portion proper is marked B.

Between the studs a4 is inserted the fiat head of the bracket-arm C. Thebracketarm possesses the flange c, upon which the seat rests, and alongitudinal fin or spline c", extending into the seat, thus holding theseat in place. The fin c also stiflens the bracketarm and materiallystrengthens it. The flat head of the bracket-arm is provided with afront recess c2, a diagonal slot c, and a catchpoint c4. The parts aresecured in their assembled relations by the Ipin D, which passes throughthe studs a4 and through the slot c of the bracket-arm, as shown.

In explaining the operation of my invention let 1t be assumed that theseat B hangs down in its drop ed position, as illustrated 1n Fig. 2. Noww en it is desired to use the seat the lower edge of it is grasped andraised outwardly and upwardly. It will be found that the recess c2engages the edge a of lip a and limits the upward movement. From thisposition, slanting somewhat upwardly, the seat is ermitted to drop as awhole into a horizontall attitude, and it will be found to have arrangeditself without effort or attention on the part of the user in itsextended osition with the catchoint c4 beneath the holding edge a3 ofthe wa l-plate, in which position it will remain and be retained as longas there is weight upon it. In order to restore the seat into itshanging position, which takes it out of the way, it is necessary torelieve it of weight and to draw the outer edge of the seat B slightlyupward and forward.

' The seat will then fall if allowed, or it may be gently lowered into.the position of Fig. 2, from which it was taken, as stated.

Having thus described my invention and explained the mode of itsoperation, what I claim isf 1. In a counter-seat, the combination with awall-plate having a rojecting lip and a holding edge arranged below andin rear of said li of a bracket-arm provided with a recess a apted toengage the edge of the lip and limit the upward movement of saidbracketarm, said bracket-arm having a slot through its head and acatch-point projecting from the head and adapted to engage the saidholding edge of the walllate and to hold the seat horizontally, and) apivot-pin supported by the wall-plate and passing through the slot insaid bracket-arm, substantially as `described.

2. In a counter-seat, the combination with a wall-plate having arojecting lip and a holding edge arranged Below and in rear of said liof a bracket-arm provided with a recess adhpted to engage the edge ofthe lip and limit the upward movement of said bracketarm, saidbracket-arm having a diagonal slot through its head iand a catch-pointprojecting from the head and adapted to engage the sald holding edge ofthewalllate and to hold the seat horizontally an a ivot-pin supported bythe Wall-plate an passing through the slot in said bracket-arm,substantially as described.

3. Inacounter-seat, the combination With awallplate having a projectingli and downwardly-extending sides integra ly formed, the said platehaving also a holdin edge arranged below and in rear of the sai 1i of abracket-arm provided with a recess a apted to engage the edge of the lipand limit the upward. movement of vsaid bracket arm,

said bracket-arm having a slot through its 15 head and a catch f pointAprojecting from the head and adapted to engage the said holding edge ofthe wall-plate and to hold the seat horizontally, and a pivot-pinpassing through

